PLANTS Profile for Cleome spinosa (spiny spiderflower)

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PLANTS Profile

Cleome spinosa Jacq.
spiny spiderflower

Symbol:

CLSP3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Capparaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

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Images:
Cleome spinosa Jacq.

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Synonyms:
Cleome spinosa Jacq.

	CLSA4	Cleome sandwicensis A. Gray
	NESP2	Neocleome spinosa (Jacq.) Small

Distribution:
Cleome spinosa Jacq.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Cleome spinosa Jacq.

View 14 genera in Capparaceae, 19 species in Cleome

Classification:
Cleome spinosa Jacq.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Capparales
Family	Capparaceae – Caper family
Genus	Cleome L. – spiderflower
Species	Cleome spinosa Jacq. – spiny spiderflower

Introduced Information:
Cleome spinosa Jacq.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Cleome spinosa Jacq.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

FACU-,FAC

FACU-

FACU+

FACU*

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Cleome spinosa Jacq.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565071.

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 03:28 PM MDT